[1] When activated it repeatedly bangs its cymbals together and, in some cases, bobs its head, chatters, screeches, grins, and more.

[4] Around 1954, a toy using the same concept named Musical Chimp was produced by the Japanese company Alps.

[9][10] Musical Jolly Chimp was battery operated and would bug its eyes out and screech when hit on the head.

[12] This specific design was featured in a variety of entertainment such as Close Encounters of the Third Kind, Toy Story 3 and How The Grinch Stole Christmas.

This design has switched companies over time as well as changes to its appearance; its most recent iteration is Yamani's "Curious Cymbal-kun.